I went out this morning to move my jeep to the other side of the street. Starts just fine, so I move it. I realize that I am kind of far away from the curb so I'm going to move it in a little closer. I turn the key and nothing. All electric stuff works, just no start. No click, nothing. It sits for 30 seconds to a minute or so and it starts just fine. So I shut it off to try again, and same thing, no click, nothing. Wait a minute or so and it starts again?!?! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

update: it's cold here in WI, so after I got it going I let it run 5-10 minutes to warm up. Shut it off and it fired right up. Not sure if this has anything to do with it, but more info is better.

 

Sounds like bad battey connections to me. Try pulling them off and clean the post and cables and make sure the connections are tight.

 

could be an ignition switch too but I would start with the easiest.

 

I'll check the battery connection first. Thanks. I hope that's it! Although if It were, wouldn't I lose the settings on my clock/stereo(which I haven't)?

 

What you describe could easily be a flaky "neutral safety switch" . The symptoms you are seeing match up.

Next time it acts up, try wiggling the shift lever while turning the key and also try starting in neutral. If either of these techniques allows the engine to turn over and start, you have proof positive confirmation that the NSS is to blame.

They can often be "refurbished" and returned to full function. Here is a link to a good article on how to do just that.

http://bc4x4.com/tech/2010/jeep-neut...ty-switch-nss/

 

Your clock and stuff wouldn't dump. It would have enough voltage to keep the clock memory but wouldn't be able to have enough amps to crank it over. Possible it is neutral safety switch as well but would check the cables first.